You realise that no government can sniff everything, right? Even if everything was in http only it wouldn't be possible. I have edited to remove some of the unfounded paranoia.
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Rory Alsop♦Jun 24 '12 at 22:11

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So how it works, they collect lot's of information, filter it, database it, trace you and listen to your phone, email and everything else at the same time. This gives a complete picture, so when you are using SSL, this is just a small piece which doesnt change much :-)

Also, they have the most important information, no matter how strong encryption you got - who are you talking with.

ps. When you are using SSL to buy something, maybe they cant see it, but they can see your CC payment.

ps2. Total obfuscation is not possible, even a policy with good enforcement is not enough, they can see who is sending, they can trace who is supposed to receive.

SSL is encrypted traffic which means without the encryption key it would be useless noise. Your answer doesn't offer any FACTS.
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RamhoundJun 25 '12 at 14:00

Noise signals communication, and this way attack can be launched on either of the side of the encryption and decryption, so with SSL you cant guarantee confidence for 100%.
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Andrew SmithJun 26 '12 at 12:12

The US government is known to use keyloggers, don't know if they're physical widgets in-line with the keyboard, or software. Nicodemo Scarfo, Jr was apparently convicted using some kind of keylogger data.

Why the downvote? I actually cited a US Federal case that the FBI had to reveal that they used keyloggers. At least have the brass to say why you're downvoting, coward.
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Bruce EdigerJun 25 '12 at 15:35

@John do you have basic understanding of how SSL works? Also do you have any IT background because I feel that you just discovered this and feel like you need to go after the government or something...
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Lucas 'Paul' KauffmanJun 24 '12 at 20:25